Born C.1866 in Victoria, Australia [4: 16-Jun-1928] [24]
Resided in Three Springs, Western Australia from 1907 until his death in 1929 [4: 16-Jun-1928, 22-Sep-1928] [24]
He convened a meeting in Three Springs on Saturday 14 August 1909 at which a local cricket club was formed [9: 6-Aug-1909]
Foundation Secretary and Committee Member of the Kadathinni Cricket Club in Three Springs in 1909 [9: 20-Aug-1909]
Manager of MALEY Bros' Parakalia Farm in Three Springs in 1910 and 1911 [6]
Farmhand employed by Charles C. MALEY on Parakalia Farm in Three Springs 1912-1929 [6] [19] [50]
Sang a comic song at the Social held at the Three Springs State School after a local football match in mid July 1910 [9: 22-Jul-1910]
Sang a song at the Social hosted by Charlie and Winifred THOMAS at the schoolroom in Three Springs on 30 July 1910 [9: 12-Aug-1910]
He and Miss PARKIN performed a dialogue at the Carnamah Concert held in Carnamah on 19 February 1915 [10: 26-Feb-1915]
Financially assisted the Three Springs Saint Patrick's Day Committee with a donation of £1 in 1920 [124]
During October 1923 he spent a holiday in Geraldton [86: 25-Oct-1923]
While in Geraldton he remarked that the season in Three Springs and surrounding districts was one of the best ever experienced [86]
"Crops are looking splendid, the dams are full, there is plenty of water everywhere and feed is abundant" [86: 25-Oct-1923]
In 1928 he was reported to have been "one of the best known pioneers of the Three Springs district" [4: 22-Sep-1928]
He was referred to as the aide-de-camp of Charles C. MALEY [4: 16-Jun-1928]
Attended the official opening of the new Commercial Hotel in Three Springs in September 1929 [4: 22-Sep-1928]
Died 8 January 1929 at the Three Springs Hospital; buried Three Springs General Cemetery (Roman Catholic, Plot 3) [24]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Thomas Joseph Devereux' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/thomas-joseph-devereux [reference list] |
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